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== Temperament and comma naming conventions ==

=== State of the art ===

A temperament name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>.

A temperament name should be a common noun or {{w|nominalized adjective}} (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>.

Below are explained some notable features of naming which might otherwise be confusing to beginners of RTT.

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==== Use of a related pair of names for prime-limit and subgroup temperaments ====

It is often useful to investigate the implied full-prime-limit temperament as well as the subgroup temperaments for a comma, especially in the higher limits where there is a shift of interest towards the subgroups. The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named: if a comma ~~is named the "~~''X''-isma", then the temperament which tempers out ~~the ''X''-isma~~ in the minimal [[prime subgroup]] containing that comma should ~~be named "~~''X''~~-ic"~~ and the temperament which tempers out the ~~''X''-isma~~ in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should ~~be named "~~''X-''~~ismic"~~. However, that was not the only pattern in use. Below are tabulated all the widely observed and established patterns, known as ''declensions''.

It is often useful to investigate the implied full-prime-limit temperament as well as the subgroup temperaments for a comma, especially in the higher limits where there is a shift of interest towards the subgroups. The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named: if a comma's name ends in ''-isma'', then the temperament which tempers out this comma in the minimal [[prime subgroup]] containing that comma should end in ''-ic'' and the temperament which tempers out the this comma in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should end in ''-ismic''. However, that was not the only pattern in use. Below are tabulated all the widely observed and established patterns, known as ''declensions''.

{| class="wikitable center-all" style="margin: auto;"

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| 2 || -ia || -ic || -ian || -ic comma

|-

| 3 || -on || -~~onic~~ || -y || -y comma

| 3 || -ton || -tonic || -ty || -ty comma

|}

A comma page should ideally always include a mention of both the minimal-prime-subgroup and full-prime-limit temperaments. The temperaments and obvious and/or strong extensions may be discussed either there or on linked-to dedicated pages.

=== Contemporary rules ===

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 == Temperament and comma naming conventions ==
 === State of the art ===
-A temperament name should be a common noun (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>.
+A temperament name should be a common noun or {{w|nominalized adjective}} (thus written in lowercase), ideally consisting of a single word. This contrasts scales of a temperament, e.g. Machine[6], as well as concrete scales, e.g. Centaur. This convention of naming temperaments was first proposed in 2012<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_105566.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Naming Convention Suggestion'']</ref>.
 Below are explained some notable features of naming which might otherwise be confusing to beginners of RTT.
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 ==== Use of a related pair of names for prime-limit and subgroup temperaments ====
-It is often useful to investigate the implied full-prime-limit temperament as well as the subgroup temperaments for a comma, especially in the higher limits where there is a shift of interest towards the subgroups. The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named: if a comma is named the "''X''-isma", then the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal [[prime subgroup]] containing that comma should be named "''X''-ic" and the temperament which tempers out the ''X''-isma in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should be named "''X-''ismic". However, that was not the only pattern in use. Below are tabulated all the widely observed and established patterns, known as ''declensions''.
+It is often useful to investigate the implied full-prime-limit temperament as well as the subgroup temperaments for a comma, especially in the higher limits where there is a shift of interest towards the subgroups. The following practice was established around 2022–2023 when many higher-limit commas were getting named: if a comma's name ends in ''-isma'', then the temperament which tempers out this comma in the minimal [[prime subgroup]] containing that comma should end in ''-ic'' and the temperament which tempers out the this comma in the minimal [[prime limit]] containing that comma should end in ''-ismic''. However, that was not the only pattern in use. Below are tabulated all the widely observed and established patterns, known as ''declensions''.
 {| class="wikitable center-all" style="margin: auto;"
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 | 2 || -ia || -ic || -ian || -ic comma
 |-
-| 3 || -on || -onic || -y || -y comma
+| 3 || -ton || -tonic || -ty || -ty comma
 |}
 A comma page should ideally always include a mention of both the minimal-prime-subgroup and full-prime-limit temperaments. The temperaments and obvious and/or strong extensions may be discussed either there or on linked-to dedicated pages.
 === Contemporary rules ===